October 21, 2003, 19:34
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idea for reducing DL's
While DL's seem pretty rare (from what I've seen; the mods may know differently), the vast majority of the ones I've seen have been created to troll the OT forum. Wouldn't a simple way to reduce this sort of thing be to require a certain number of posts before you can post in the OT?
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October 21, 2003, 19:38
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That would drop apolytoners from 40,000 to 400 I guess 
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October 21, 2003, 19:38
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Maybe they would start trolling here to meet the posting limits?
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October 21, 2003, 19:54
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Rquire a certain number of posts before you can start trolling? 
I wonder if it is even possible to restrict posting in a certain forum by the number of posts? Besides it would limit the legitimate users that register only to sp... post in OT. 
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October 21, 2003, 20:05
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Hi...........
As this has been posted about 3 minutes after skywalker has kindly DL danced with myself, I thought I might as well give an opinion.
Post count and valid comment are different things.
Besides, who cares about DL's if debate/exchange of ideas/alternative viewpoints is seen.
If some of the posters here have DL's and they are fun/ provocative, yet remain within the regulations.............
Well, seriously, who cares?
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October 21, 2003, 20:13
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Originally posted by laurentius
Maybe they would start trolling here to meet the posting limits?
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Well, but think about who would want to make a DL? Spam sharks. Why would they want to troll this place with their DL? They would rather do it with their main account and get the +1 (or more like +10, before the mods get here). So, sky's idea might just have some merit. 
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October 21, 2003, 20:18
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If you set up posting restrictions... people would just spam the on topic forums. The whole idea of the OT is to keep spam and off topic discussion out of the on topic forums...
DL's aren't really a major problem. We don't actively hunt them down unless they are obvious or unless they cause problems. If someone creates a DL to troll... insult people... or get around a restriction, then we hunt them down
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October 21, 2003, 20:22
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DL's add to the atmosphere of Apolyton
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October 21, 2003, 20:34
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We don't actively hunt them down unless they are obvious or unless they cause problems.
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October 21, 2003, 20:37
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Originally posted by flipside
Hi...........
As this has been posted about 3 minutes after skywalker has kindly DL danced with myself, I thought I might as well give an opinion.
Post count and valid comment are different things.
Besides, who cares about DL's if debate/exchange of ideas/alternative viewpoints is seen.
If some of the posters here have DL's and they are fun/ provocative, yet remain within the regulations.............
Well, seriously, who cares?
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Technically speaking, using a DL isn't within the regulations.
 ACK!
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October 21, 2003, 21:35
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Originally posted by Ming
We don't actively hunt them down unless they are obvious or unless they cause problems.
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So if I created a new DL named "GhengisFarb's DL" that would qualify as obvious?
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October 21, 2003, 22:01
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Uhhhh.... yeah
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October 21, 2003, 22:03
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Originally posted by GhengisFarb
So if I created a new DL named "GhengisFarb's DL" that would qualify as obvious?
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Try this: "NOT GhengisFarb's DL"
That should sneak by.
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October 21, 2003, 22:55
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Originally posted by Deathtongue
Try this: "NOT GhengisFarb's DL"
That should sneak by.
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Great idea! Or maybe "I Hate GhengisFarb".
Maybe not, I might develop a complex......................
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October 21, 2003, 23:13
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So can I create a DL if it's not obviously mine?
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October 21, 2003, 23:17
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Not now, you are marked and will be watched accordingly......
ACK!
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October 21, 2003, 23:20
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Damn! 
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October 22, 2003, 00:32
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so what if I create a DL called GhengisFarb's DL, I can escape scott free, right?
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October 22, 2003, 01:58
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Originally posted by Ming
... If someone creates a DL to troll... insult people... or get around a restriction, then we hunt them down
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October 22, 2003, 02:15
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Originally posted by GhengisFarb
Great idea! Or maybe "I Hate GhengisFarb".
Maybe not, I might develop a complex......................
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Charmon already been der and done dat.
And it was funnier than hell.
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October 22, 2003, 05:48
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DL's aren't really a problem. You see the only real way a DL is fun is if you use it to do precisely the things that will attract attention, and then a Mingapulco trip. 
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October 22, 2003, 06:10
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Alot of DL's are created by Ming so he can then show everyone how good he is at tracking them down
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October 22, 2003, 06:11
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Originally posted by GhengisFarb
Great idea! Or maybe "I Hate GhengisFarb".
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I think DLs aren't much of a problem in the on topic fora. In fact, most of them are created there by posters, who just don't know that it is frowned upon to have a second handle and that it's possible to change the handle by asking a mod. Typically they just let their first handle die without causing any trouble. There were numerous examples, and nobody ever gave a damn. Look at one of the most famous Civ3 critics (aka "whiners" , to stir up a feel of the good old flamefests), Coracle, who also had the handle Encomium. And one of the most active Civ3 strategy forum regulars is de facto a DL too.
DLs in the off topic forum are mostly created to troll or to have fun otherwise. Some of the funniest stories I remember, or have heard of, involve DLs, mostly with funny names. Of course it's correct to hunt them down, once it's against the rules, but oh well... the OTF is trolled and spammed in an equal amount with or without DLs, so there! .
The DL dance is applied to almost all OTF newcomers, especially those who dare to create threads while having a brand new settler account. It's just good for a laugh and hardly meant bad. It's a part of Apolyton just like the Banana option.
That said, 
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October 22, 2003, 11:26
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The easiest way to reduce DLs is to tell us about them. Since they're not allowed, they will be dealt with.
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October 22, 2003, 12:47
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I think that the easiest way to reduce DLs would be to get those posters on some medication for their schizophrenia
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October 22, 2003, 19:16
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Originally posted by centrifuge
get those posters on some medication for their schizophrenia
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I think Schizo is when you hear voices/see things.... MPD is personality.
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October 23, 2003, 02:43
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The best way is to ban Alexander's Horse's IP.
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October 23, 2003, 03:22
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branching threads would reduce DL's
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October 23, 2003, 05:03
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It would reduce the amount of posters too...by quite a lot I would think.
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October 23, 2003, 13:44
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I honestly don't know. What are branching threads and how would they reduce the number of DLs?
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